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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38419027/limited-utility-of-adding-3t-cervical-spinal-cord-mri-to-monitor-disease-activity-in-multiple-sclerosis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Timothy Reynold U Lim, Sunitha P Kumaran, Suradech Suthiphosuwan, Adrian I Espiritu, Ashley Jones, Amy Wei Lin, Jiwon Oh, Aditya Bharatha
BACKGROUND: Performing routine brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely accepted as the standard of care for disease monitoring in multiple sclerosis (MS), but the utility of performing routine spinal cord (SC) MRI for this purpose is still debatable. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to measure the frequency of new isolated cervical spinal cord lesions (CSLs) in people with MS (pwMS) undergoing routine brain and cervical SC-MRI for disease monitoring and determine the factors associated with the development of new CSLs and their prognostic value...
February 28, 2024: Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical and Laboratory Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38185194/unlocking-the-hidden-dimensions-of-cancer-care-cross-cultural-adaptation-and-feasibility-study-of-esas-fs-assessing-spiritual-pain-and-financial-distress-in-a-spanish-speaking-population-with-advanced-cancer
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
J Maldonado, I Arrarás, M Iriarte, C Otano, A Carvajal, C Centeno
INTRODUCTION: Spiritual pain and financial distress are two important dimensions of cancer care that are often overlooked. Both dimensions can have a significant impact on the quality of life of patients with cancer and their families. METHODS: This study conducted a cross-cultural adaptation, feasibility study and psychometric properties of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System-Financial and Spiritual (ESAS-FS) in a Spanish-speaking population with advanced cancer...
January 5, 2024: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38178236/outcomes-of-patients-with-covid-19-and-coronary-artery-disease-and-heart-failure-findings-from-the-philippine-corona-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Adrian I Espiritu, John Christopher A Pilapil, Jaime Alfonso M Aherrera, Marie Charmaine C Sy, Veeda Michelle M Anlacan, Emilio Q Iii Villanueva, Roland Dominic G Jamora
BACKGROUND: Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and coronary artery disease (CAD) or heart failure (HF) are more likely to have poor outcomes. This study aimed to determine the characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with CAD/HF across various institutions in the Philippines. METHODS: We utilized the data from the Philippine CORONA Study and compared the outcomes of admitted COVID-19 patients with CAD/HF versus those without. The Student's t test, Mann-Whitney U test, binary logistic regression and multivariate regression analysis were utilized...
January 4, 2024: BMC Research Notes
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37987425/clinical-outcomes-of-covid-19-infection-among-patients-with-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-findings-from-the-philippine-corona-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Roland Dominic G Jamora, Albert B Albay, Mary Bianca Doreen F Ditching, Marie Charmaine C Sy, Emilio Q Villanueva, Adrian I Espiritu, Veeda Michelle M Anlacan
BACKGROUND: The global pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulted in many deaths from fulminant respiratory failure. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. There has been great concern regarding the impact of COPD on the COVID-19 illness. METHODS: Data from the Philippine CORONA study were analyzed to determine the association of COPD and COVID-19 in terms of mortality, disease severity, respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, and lengths of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital...
November 10, 2023: Clinics and Practice
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36918315/diagnostic-validity-of-point-of-care-breast-ultrasound-for-females-with-palpable-breast-masses
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Orlino C Bisquera, Apple P Valparaiso, Neresito T Espiritu, Eduardo C Ayuste, Siegfredo R Paloyo
INTRODUCTION: With breast cancer as one of the frequent causes of cancer mortality today, the importance of ultrasound in its early detection has been apparent. It has been a valuable addition to the surgeon's diagnostic skills, contributing a vital role in clinical practice. We set out to determine the accuracy and value of breast ultrasound for primary imaging in women presenting with a clinically palpable mass in our outpatient clinic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study of a point-of-care breast ultrasound among patients who consulted at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) Breast Care Clinic for a palpable breast mass without prior histopathologic diagnosis...
February 23, 2023: Clinical Breast Cancer
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36851103/clinical-outcomes-of-covid-19-infection-in-pregnant-and-nonpregnant-women-results-from-the-philippine-corona-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Adrian I Espiritu, Sybil Lizanne R Bravo, Hannah Andrea A Sombilla, Ourlad Alzeus G Tantengco, Marie Charmaine C Sy, Alvin Duke R Sy, Veeda Michelle M Anlacan, Roland Dominic G Jamora
OBJECTIVE: Our study determined the association of pregnancy with various clinical outcomes among women with COVID-19 infection. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective, cohort, subgroup analysis of the Philippine CORONA Study datasets comparing the clinical/neurological manifestations and outcomes of pregnant and nonpregnant women admitted in 37 Philippine hospitals for COVID-19 infection. RESULTS: We included 2448 women in the analyses (322 pregnant and 2...
January 19, 2023: Vaccines
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36702108/clinical-outcomes-of-older-persons-and-persons-with-dementia-admitted-for-coronavirus-disease-2019-findings-from-the-philippine-corona-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Veeda Michelle M Anlacan, Bernadeth Lyn C Piamonte, Marie Charmaine C Sy, Emilio Q Villanueva Iii, Roland Dominic G Jamora, Adrian I Espiritu
INTRODUCTION: The Philippine CORONA Study was a multicenter, retrospective, cohort study of 10,881 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) admissions between February and December 2020. METHODS: Subgroup analysis was done on clinical outcomes of mortality, respiratory failure, duration of ventilator dependence, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, length of ICU stay, and length of hospital stay among older persons and persons with dementia. RESULTS: The adjusted hazard ratios for mortality among the mild and severe cases were significantly higher by 3...
January 26, 2023: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36383015/mathematical-modeling-of-fluconazole-resistance-in-the-ergosterol-pathway-of-candida-albicans
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Paul K Yu, Llewelyn S Moron-Espiritu, Angelyn R Lao
Candidiasis is reported to be the most common fungal infection in the critical care setting. The causative agent of this infection is a commensal pathogen belonging to the genus Candida , the most common species of which is Candida albicans. The ergosterol pathway in yeast is a common target by many antifungal agents, as ergosterol is an essential component of the cell membrane. The current antifungal agent of choice for the treatment of candidiasis is fluconazole, which is classified under the azole antifungals...
November 16, 2022: MSystems
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36113391/incidence-and-risk-factors-for-stroke-in-patients-with-covid-19-in-the-philippines-an-analysis-of-10-881-cases
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Roland Dominic G Jamora, Mario B Prado, Veeda Michelle M Anlacan, Marie Charmaine C Sy, Adrian I Espiritu
BACKGROUND: While most large studies on the possible association of COVID-19 and stroke were done in high-income countries, only a few studies consisting of small sample populations have been done in low- to middle-income countries like the Philippines. OBJECTIVES: To determine the risk factors of stroke among hospitalized COVID19 patients in the Philippines; to determine the possible association between these risk factors and stroke among the same cohort; and to determine if there is an association between mortality and stroke in this same group...
November 2022: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases: the Official Journal of National Stroke Association
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35981463/spectrum-of-pediatric-acquired-demyelinating-syndromes-pads-of-the-central-nervous-system-in-a-tropical-developing-country-a-10-year-retrospective-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Maria Ruby Rose Q Castañeda, Adrian I Espiritu, Marilyn A Tan
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological data on the pediatric acquired demyelinating syndromes (PADS) in the Philippines has not been described previously in the literature. There may be geographic differences in frequencies of PADS where true disease burden is not known or underestimated in resource-limited settings due to lack of case recognition and/or diagnostic facilities. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequencies and clinical characteristics of the different subtypes of PADS at our institution and compare these with those in published literature...
August 15, 2022: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience: Official Journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35965246/basilar-apex-aneurysm-systematic-review-microsurgical-versus-endovascular-treatment
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REVIEW
Khalid Medani, Abid Hussain, Juan C Quispe Espíritu, Julie Mayeku, Gener J Avilés-Rodríguez, Anshuman Sikka, Miguel Lopez-Gonzalez
BACKGROUND: Both microsurgical and endovascular techniques continued to be treatment options for basilar apex aneurysms (BAA). We conducted a systematic review to compare both treatment options in terms of both clinical and radiological outcomes. METHODS: The PRISMA method was used to identify related articles. Data collected from each article and the two treatment approaches were compared in terms of favorable clinical outcome and complete/near complete occlusion rate...
August 11, 2022: Neuro-Chirurgie
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35850924/an-organizational-approach-to-improve-staff-resiliency-and-wellness-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Donna Romano, Natalie Weiser, Cecilia Santiago, Chantal Sinclair, Susan Beswick, Rosalyn Espiritu, Daniela Bellicoso
Healthcare worker burnout is a well-established phenomenon known to affect an individual's mental state, and has been shown to be diminished amongst individuals with higher levels of resilience. From a leadership perspective, practices that drive and inspire others to demonstrate resilience and surpass their own expectations fosters a resilient culture and allows employees to view adversity as an opportunity while knowing that support is omnipresent. In this paper, we describe and evaluate the outcomes of a virtual organizational intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic aimed to reduce healthcare staff burnout, and improve their levels of resilience, well-being, and self-compassion...
July 4, 2022: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35623845/body-mass-index-and-its-association-with-covid-19-clinical-outcomes-findings-from-the-philippine-corona-study
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MULTICENTER STUDY
Adrian I Espiritu, Nikolai Gil D Reyes, Carl Froilan D Leochico, Marie Charmaine C Sy, Emilio Q Villanueva Iii, Veeda Michelle M Anlacan, Roland Dominic G Jamora
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To explore the association between body mass index (BMI) and adverse outcomes in a large cohort of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). METHODS: This is a secondary analysis of a 37-site, nationwide, multicenter, retrospective cohort study that investigated the clinical and neurological outcomes of adult patients with confirmed COVID-19 admitted from February to December 15, 2020. RESULTS: We analyzed 4,463 patients with BMI and outcome data...
June 2022: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35494040/outcomes-and-risk-factors-of-patients-with-covid-19-and-cancer-oncorona-findings-from-the-philippine-corona-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Adrian I Espiritu, Ramon B Larrazabal, Marie Charmaine C Sy, Emilio Q Villanueva, Veeda Michelle M Anlacan, Roland Dominic G Jamora
Background: A study conducted in China on patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) showed that cancer conferred a five times increased risk for needing intensive care admission and mortality; No data has yet been collected and published from the Philippines. Thus, the investigators conducted this substudy to determine the association of having a history of cancer with clinical outcomes among patients included in the Philippine CORONA Study. Methodology: Multi-center, retrospective cohort design...
2022: Frontiers in Oncology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35386351/evaluating-metallic-artefact-of-biodegradable-magnesium-based-implants-in-magnetic-resonance-imaging
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jonathan Espiritu, Mostafa Berangi, Christina Yiannakou, Eduarda Silva, Roberto Francischello, Andre Kuehne, Thoralf Niendorf, Sören Könneker, Regine Willumeit-Römer, Jan-Marten Seitz
Magnesium (Mg) implants have shown to cause image artefacts or distortions in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Yet, there is a lack of information on how the degradation of Mg-based implants influences the image quality of MRI examinations. In this study, Mg-based implants are analysed in vitro, ex vivo, and in the clinical setting for various magnetic field strengths with the aim to quantify metallic artefact behaviour. In vitro corroded Mg-based screws and a titanium (Ti) equivalent were imaged according to the ASTM F2119...
September 2022: Bioactive Materials
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35099868/compendio-nacional-de-insumos-para-la-salud-equidad-y-acceso-universal
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Irma Aguilar-Delfín, Rogelio de Jesús Martínez-Sámano, César Alberto Cruz-Santiago, José Ignacio Santos-Preciado
México fue pionero en establecer catálogos para identificar y hacer asequibles insumos médicos para la atención de su población, incluyendo medicamentos, instrumental, equipos y material de curación. Hace medio siglo, en 1971, surgió en el Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social la iniciativa del llamado Cuadro Básico, que se constituyó como una herramienta fun-damental para el funcionamiento de las instituciones públicas de salud, con la cual se establecieron listados de insumos con probada eficacia y seguridad, con claves administrativas asignadas que permitieron su adquisición ordenada...
September 3, 2021: Salud Pública de México
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35075573/low-online-search-interest-in-teleneurology-before-and-during-covid-19-pandemic-an-infodemiological-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anisah Hayaminnah D Alonto, Roland Dominic G Jamora, Carl Froilan D Leochico, Adrian I Espiritu
BACKGROUND: The conduct of patient consults greatly changed during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a decrease in face-to-face patient consults and enhanced utilization of virtual consults. Infodemiological studies, using Google Trends, focus on internet search trends that may reflect public interest and awareness in diseases and as a proxy of public health risk perception. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the online behavior of internet users on teleneurology, telehealth, and telemedicine during the time of the pandemic, as reflected in search volume indices (SVI) projected in Google Trends...
May 2022: Neurological Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/34952903/the-outcomes-of-patients-with-diabetes-mellitus-in-the-philippine-corona-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Adrian I Espiritu, Harold Henrison C Chiu, Marie Charmaine C Sy, Veeda Michelle M Anlacan, Roland Dominic G Jamora
Patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM) who are infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) belong to the most vulnerable patient subgroups. Emerging data has shown increased risks of severe infections, increased in ICU admissions, longer durations of admission, and increased mortality among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with diabetes. We performed a subgroup analysis comparing the outcomes of patients diagnosed with DM (n = 2191) versus patients without DM (n = 8690) on our data from our study based on a nationwide, comparative, retrospective, cohort study among adult, hospitalized COVID-19 patients involving 37 hospital sites from around the Philippines...
December 24, 2021: Scientific Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/34861085/current-status-and-challenges-in-the-care-of-patients-with-bacterial-meningitis-in-the-philippines-a-scoping-review
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REVIEW
Ferron F Ocampo, Adrian I Espiritu, Roland Dominic G Jamora
OBJECTIVE: Bacterial meningitis is associated with high morbidity and mortality if not treated early. Due to the high disease burden, there are barriers in the provision of healthcare services for these patients, especially in low- to middle-income countries, such as the Philippines. We aimed to give an overview of healthcare services delivery and identify gaps in the provision of care for patients with bacterial meningitis in the Philippines. METHOD: We conducted a scoping review on the available literature on the epidemiology, research, health services delivery, diagnostics and management of Filipino patients with bacterial meningitis...
January 2022: Tropical Medicine & International Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/34846584/burnout-among-neurology-residents-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-a-national-cross-sectional-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Christian Wilson R Turalde, Adrian I Espiritu, Ian Daniel N Macinas, Roland Dominic G Jamora
BACKGROUND: Neurology residents are particularly vulnerable to burnout because of the novel logistical and clinical challenges brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Despite its implications, knowledge on burnout and its predictors among neurology residents is lacking. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of burnout among neurology residents during the pandemic, to compare burnout subscale scores and sociodemographic and work characteristics, and to explore residents' perceptions on how to address burnout...
March 2022: Neurological Sciences
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